“Probably going to impact about 8 million workers that have identity problems, that because over the past 29 years we have not resolved the problems laws from 1986. That was a mistake in that one, so this will impact a lot of people that have an issue with social security documents,” said Cunha.

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Valley lawmakers including Democratic Congressmen Jim Costa and TJ Cox and the Farm Bureau are also in opposition to these letters, holding a press conference on Tuesday..

Cunha says other businesses such as construction, restaurants and hotels rely on a huge workforce of that kind and it could lead to a big shortage of workers.

“The answer is we need to take care of immigration reform – but the first is we got to secure our borders,” said Cunha.

Cunha says politicians on both sides of the aisle are preventing a solution from being hammered out.